922 MONTHLY SUMMARY. 
he Serra along the coastis richer in peu than the interior, but it has already 
been pretty well eae by collect 
The s cups pro of Sta. Y сайы На | is perhaps the richest of all in plants, but has 
o often been visited by collectors. 
I think, therefore, that if the Council has any other field in view, I would prefer 
to leave South Brazil al X aot 
The affair between nis tish Minister and the Brazilian =, he created 
a very strong feeling ЫР 1 English people here, The news reached Antonina a few 
days after my arrival there, and the excitement was very m eat; pr 8 som rather, 
rabbles walked about the streets of the village all night, for several n nig te, firing 
uou and denounging England; and this took cue in all the villa ges пе towns 0 
vinee the ШЕ: When about to leave Antonina, I went — 
sin to sjuishand a а trifling article I wanted for the на the shopkeeper refined to: 
me have it peso I was English! There is not an ҮЧЕ ог г жу of during the 
< 
last six EN T has written to m 
ince my ask H uri have been engaged in the A. and am now on 
the way ps а the banks of the river Assungy. 
(Signed) Jonn WEIR. 
To the SECRETARY or THE ROYAL HORTICULTURAL 
Востетт. 
In the meantime, and previous to the receipt of the above letter, the 
Council had again written Mr, Weir, directing him, unless he saw strong 
ground for remaining, to leave South Brazil, and to return to this country, 
taking Rio Janeiro on his way, and there to spend a month or so in 
collecting i in the ground at the termination of the railway running from 
Мо into the jn which has been reported to be most favourable 
collecting ground 
To this letter they have received the following reply :— 
£x wytiba, March 29th, 1863. 
will be p oh ble for о do о 80, which will be the o 
In MM time, I hore 9 dee to make е helare leaving Сатин to 
“collect Bag pi t ought to be zipo about this urn here I 
immediately start for the e coast, and there base ч ‘con uple of ШЕ made to 
enable me to take a. a things with me of which I have not been able to get any 
B; м: the railwa: beyond 
у, 1 underptad ou mean the last section bey 
the the Hor Parahyba, Which has lately been begun to y to be made; as I believe, пе PE 
о still te 
м €: Ay left get MO is en Deed forty- “aight miles from Rio, as 
Signed Јонх WEIR. 
To the SECRETARY oF THE Royat HORTICULTURAL (Signed) h 
SOCIETY. 
= wein Great Flower Show (27 May)—Tho following are the Awards of 
Crass 1.—16 Sto 
gris i SA CPC Plants (open) : Ist Prize, 201, Mr. В. Peed, 
as dnd, Е ау, Mr. J. an 9b, боба to Sir 
a эш Guildford ; “4th, ow. ener to : 
У. 
i., Mr, 0. Bhodos € Crystal Nureory, Sydenham. 
